And the question he had asked, such as it was, wasn't a particularly difficult one to answer if he wasn't meaning it rhetorically.
"Well, think about it, how long have you been around?" she said, pulling the gloves over her own hands and picking up the dishcloth from the sink. She grabbed a bowl and started scrubbing. "A day--- twenty four hours, give or take a couple, at this point. Or, well, I guess your cake's been around a little longer than that. We can call it two days, if you like."